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About the Author

Hello! My name is Basil Vandegriend, and I am a senior software architect located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I am currently a senior consultant with CGI.

I have more than seventeen years of full-time experience as an architect, team lead, and software developer. I have worked in a variety of roles including product development, product architecture, consulting, application development, and application maintenance. I am a proponent of software development practices that improve quality, such as code reviews and automated unit testing, and the use of agile principles and values as guidelines for teams producing software. I regularly speak at conferences, user groups, and organizations about how to become more effective at developing software.